Chapter 1 Pacific Century

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Chapter 1 "Dynasties, Empires, and Ages of Commerce: Pacific Asia to the Nineteenth Century"


After a brief introduction to the areas geography we will commence on a journey to examine the dynasties of China and Korea, and the changes that occur in Japan.
We have a real challenging read to do in our class. The text material for this section starts on p. 9 and finishes on p. 43 ("The Nature of Manchu Control"). It is probably too much reading for the time we have, so we will be shortening it.
Thus, here is your mission:
  • Each of you will read 1 to 2 pages of text.
  • Note the most important points made in your pages.
  • Below are the way the sections should be read:
    1. p. 9-10
    2. p. 11 to "The Rival Schools"
    3. "The Rival Schools" to "The Han Dynasty and the Chinese Language"
    4. "The Han Dynasty and..." to "The Han and its Western Contacts"
    5. "The Han and its Western..." to "The Early Han and the Rise of Confucianism"
    6. "The Early Han and the Rise..." to "The Rise of Koguryo"
    7. "The Rise of Koguryo" to "Ancient Japan"
    8. "Ancient Japan" to "Silla: The Unification of Korea"
    9. "Silla: The Unification..." to "The Buddhist Age.."
    10. "The Buddhist Age.." to "Daoism and Buddhism"
    11. "Daoism and Buddhism" to "Buddhist Influences in Korea and Japan"
    12. "Buddhist Influences..." to "Kingdom of Koryo"
    13. "Kingdom of Koryo" to "Decline of the Tang in China"
    14. "Decline of the Tang in China" to "The Song Dynasty & Pacific Commerce"
    15. "The Song Dynasty &..." to "The Southern Song Dynasty and Neo-Confucianism"
    16. "The Southern Song Dynasty.." to "The Mongol Empire and.."
    17. "The Mongol Empire and.." to "The Rejuvenation of East-West Exchanges"
    18. "The Rejuvenation of East-West Exchanges" to "Ming Dynasty"
    19. "Ming Dynasty" to "Hideyoshi: Japan Looks West"
    20. "Hideyoshi: Japan Looks West" to "Rise of Tokugawa: Shogunate"
    21. "Rise of Tokugawa Shogunate" to "Tokugawa Isolationism"
    22. "Tokugawa Isolationism" to The Nature of Manchu Control"
  • You are to be prepared to peer teach what you have learned and noted to members of the class.
  • FINAL PRODUCT - all members of class will have notes for the entire chapter and period, about three thousand years give or take a century..WOW!
  • Peer teach and take notes ... using this Google Doc